No, I have not lost my mind.

Like a good little (gay) boy scout, I’m prepared for a (beauty) emergency. Safety pins. Yes, safety pins!

This literally just happened to me at the gym. I was into a pretty good calf routine when suddenly I noticed the zipper to my favorite (and oldest) workout pants had sprung completely open. The zipper was busted. Now you understand how safety pins fit into beauty, because walking around with your fly open is not cute.

Solution? Safety. Pins.

Now, I don’t carry around a sewing kit or anything of the sort. Like many guys, I simply have no idea how to make a decent stitch. I have some female friends that carry around mini-sewing kits and they’re very handy with them, but I’ve never known a man, even the gayest of the super-gay, to walk around with a sewing kit. Maybe I need to meet more designers, but my social circle is not the issue here.

Instead of anything that might require some level of skill, I buy Singer Safety Pins in assorted sizes and pin a couple of each size inside my gym bag. You would not believe how many times they’ve saved my life — and not only at the gym like today. The bag just happens to be a good place to keep them, since I usually have it either with me or in the car.

Beauty weapon #36748

The Safety Pin.

Assorted Safety Pins | $2 Walgreens

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